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S 171 118th Congress Senate Health

Ending Discrimination in COVID–19 Treatments Act

Introduced: January 31, 2023 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Ending Discrimination in COVID-19 Treatments Act

This bill prohibits consideration of certain factors in decisions about access to federally provided treatments or vaccines for COVID-19.

As a condition of receiving the treatments or vaccines from the federal government, states, localities, and private entities must ensure that specified demographic characteristics (e.g., race, sex, and age) or other characteristics (e.g., vaccination status, veteran status, and political ideology or speech) are not taken into account when determining a patient's eligibility for treatments or vaccines.

What's happening now January 31, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 171: Ending Discrimination in COVID–19 Treatments Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-171/
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"S. 171: Ending Discrimination in COVID–19 Treatments Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-171/.
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S. 171, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-171/.
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